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Taylor Swift & the Red Re-Record

Examining the measures that one of the World’s Biggest Artists shall go to own the rights to her own music Words by Robyn Cowie, Online Production Editor Taylor Swift released…

Little Simz: The Chain Reaction Tour

Words by Emily Hyatt Based on the fact that tour dates continued to sell out, it was a surprise for me to see that Brighton’s favourite record store – ‘Resident’,…

Rag ‘n’ Bone Man at Brighton Centre

Words by Dylan Bryant Armed with one of the most consummate voices in music, Rag ‘n’ Bone Man (Rory Charles Graham) graced the stage at Brighton Centre on Sunday 17th…

DMA’s at Alexandra Palace

Words by Dylan Bryant I’m going to dive right in by saying this may have taken the top spot as my favourite gig since live music returned post pandemic. Taking…

On Concrete Island – Squid at Concord 2

By Tom Baker and Kelsey Raney London-based art-rock five-piece Squid returned home to Brighton in September and brought with them a stunning performance at Concord 2. After forming in 2015,…

Looking Back on 60 Years – Music on Campus

Words by Dylan Bryant From Britpop legends such as Blur and Pulp, 60’s icons Pink Floyd and Chuck Berry to noughties icon Amy Winehouse – Sussex has quite the portfolio…

Black History Month: An Ode to Jimi Hendrix

Words by Dylan Bryant In such a time of poignance, Music Editor – Dylan Bryant, writes about one of Music’s greatest ever talents and recalls a piece of Brighton’s best…

She’s ‘One In A Million’: The Return of The RnB Princess

Words by Emily Hyatt, Staff Writer On August 5th, 2021, Blackground Records announced that Aaliyah Haughton’s complete discography would be available for streaming. After twenty plus years of agony, fans…

Festival Review: Boundary

Words by Dylan Bryant, Music Editor After a year off due to the pandemic; Boundary Festival returned on Saturday 25th September for, (as promised) the biggest 2021 party in Brighton…

Sea Girls perform at CHALK

Words by Dylan Bryant Since being rescheduled due to the pandemic, the anticipation for this gig was high and my +1 ticket was in demand, making me very popular with…

Maisie Peters – ‘You Signed Up For This’ Album Review

Words by Dylan Bryant Born and raised in a small town just outside of Brighton, Maisie Peters has a natural talent for writing extremely catchy acoustic tracks that have earnt…

Billie Eilish Album Review : Happier Than Ever

Produced by Finneas, Billie Eilish has released her second album, Happier Than Ever. Words by Molly Openshaw Starting with the first song, I have delved into the meaning behind each…

Isle of Wight based two-piece ‘Wet Leg’ impress with new single

Words by Dylan Bryant Guitar based Indie act ‘Wet Leg’ have signed to Domino Records and released their new single ‘Chaise Longue.’ Armed with guitars, a taste for French disco…

Newton Faulkner Live at The Clapham Grand (Review)

Words By Dylan Bryant (Music Editor) To be able to write ‘I went to a live gig’ is enough; but add a beautiful 1900’s venue, a crowd full of avid…

Deep Dive into Royal Blood’s upcoming album; Typhoons

Words by Luke Thomson Brighton based band Royal Blood will be releasing their 3rd album Typhoons on the 30th of April, 4 years since their sophomore record How Did We…

Interview: Wolf Alice Discusses ‘Blue Weekend’

After a four-year-long hiatus, the London-based alternative rock band Wolf Alice has announced their third album ‘Blue Weekend’, and it's a banger.

When You See Yourself: Kings of Leon become the first band to release an album as an NFT

Words By Dylan Bryant The Followills are back with yet another album that falls under their unwritten five-syllable album title rule and although rich with the bands classic rock sound…

A Review : Chemtrails Over The Country Club

Words by Laila Rumbold-Kazzuz In the nine years since sultry melancholy-pop-ballad Video Games became a cult classic with the aid of its Hollywood-centric archival Americana music video, Lana Del Rey…

Sea Shanties for Gen Z: A Tik Tok Revival

An interview with Nathan Evans

Black Honey’s Izzy B. Phillips discusses upcoming album

Words by Alice Stevens The Brighton-based indie rock band ‘Black Honey’ have announced a headline UK tour for their brand new album ‘Written & Directed’ Set to land March 19th.…